🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Passport
Explore where Papua New Guinea passport holders can live, work, and travel. 78 countries accessible without a traditional visa application.
Quick answer
A Papua New Guinea passport allows visa-free entry to 3 countries, visa-on-arrival access to 75 more, e-visa access to 14, and freedom of movement to 0 — total 78 countries accessible without a traditional visa application. Papua New Guinea ranks #48 of 95 passports globally (tier-2). Most countries require a separate work visa. 0 destinations offer digital nomad visas.
Key facts
- Visa-free: 3 countries direct entry without a visa application — the strongest mobility tier.
- Visa on arrival: 75 obtain a visa stamp at the border on landing; processed in minutes typically.
- eVisa: 14 online application before travel — usually issued in days, no embassy visit required.
- Freedom of movement: 0 live and work without a visa under a treaty (e.g., EU/EEA, ECOWAS, CARICOM, Schengen).
- Mobility rank: #48 of 95 tier-2; 0 digital nomad visa pathways · 3 residency-friendly destinations.
Rank #48 of 95 · tier-2
The Papua New Guinea passport ranks #48 of 95 in WhereNext's mobility index — a mid-tier mobility passport with 78 countries accessible without a prior visa application (3 visa-free, 75 visa-on-arrival, 0 via freedom-of-movement agreements). Similar-access peers include Taiwan (78) and Oman (78). Papua New Guinea is positioned below the global median for visa-free mobility; most destinations still require a visa application in advance.
Closest peers by access: Taiwan (78) · Oman (78) · Portugal (79)
Papua New Guinea Passport: Travel & Relocation Access
Papua New Guinea passport holders can access 78 countries without a traditional visa application — 3 visa-free, 75 with visa on arrival, and 0 through freedom of movement agreements.
Paths to residency: 3 countries offer residency pathways for Papua New Guinea citizens, including Philippines, Georgia, Cambodia.
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